County to Consider Three Major Milestones

The following announcement was submitted for publication by the County of San Mateo:

With the two-year budget process underway for FY2015-2017, San Mateo County John Maltbie is asking the Board of Supervisors to consider three major milestone goals he believes possible in San Mateo County by the year 2020.

Specifically, the plan Maltbie proposes in his mid-year budget update for the Tuesday Board meeting includes:

• Ending homelessness
• Realizing 80 percent of children reading at grade level by fourth grade
• Insuring foster youth finish high school and complete the equivalent of two years community college

While ambitious, Maltbie will tell the Board Tuesday that these goals are quite achievable due to the collaborative spirit and work ethic that has made prior initiatives, such as health care for every county child, a reality.

In advance of Tuesday’s board meeting, Maltbie asked department heads for their commitment and alerted community partners and leaders that their support is also key to developing the path to success. The FY 2017-2017 budget can lay the foundation for this work, he said.

The Board of Supervisors meets 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 in Board Chambers, 400 County Center, Redwood City.

The budget workshop and mid-year update is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. The complete report is available online at www.bos.smcgov.org